Vulnerable

Vulnerable

Phelan M. Ebenhack / For the Times

VULNERABLE: Dorothy Eddy at her Florida home last year. Eddy says she got taken in and put $156,000 in an annuity from AmerUs Group after attending a restaurant seminar. She has sued AmerUs, alleging deceptive sales practices.

VULNERABLE: Dorothy Eddy at her Florida home last year. Eddy says she got taken in and put $156,000 in an annuity from AmerUs Group after attending a restaurant seminar. She has sued AmerUs, alleging deceptive sales practices. (Phelan M. Ebenhack / For the Times)

VULNERABLE: Dorothy Eddy at her Florida home last year. Eddy says she got taken in and put $156,000 in an annuity from AmerUs Group after attending a restaurant seminar. She has sued AmerUs, alleging deceptive sales practices.